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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for 'horrific' sex trafficking

World Jun 29, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for 'horrific' sex trafficking

by Luc Cohen and Brendan Pierson

Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of five charges, including sex trafficking a minor, for recruiting and grooming four girls to have sexual encounters with Jeffrey Epstein.

U.K.'s Prince Andrew stripped of royal and military links

World Jan 14, 2022

U.K.'s Prince Andrew stripped of royal and military links

A statement from Buckingham Palace said the move had been given Queen Elizabeth's approval.

U.S. judge rules that Prince Andrew sex assault case can proceed

World / Crime & Legal Jan 13, 2022

U.S. judge rules that Prince Andrew sex assault case can proceed

Prince Andrew's motion to dismiss the civil complaint by accuser Virginia Giuffre has been "denied in all respects" by New York judge Lewis Kaplan.

U.S. judge skeptical of Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser's suit

World / Crime & Legal Jan 5, 2022

U.S. judge skeptical of Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser's suit

A U.S. judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of a bid by Britain's Prince Andrew to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17.

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens

World / Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens

by Luc Cohen

The British socialite faces up to 65 years in prison at her yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing proceeding.

Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat

World / Crime & Legal Dec 21, 2021

Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat

by Luc Cohen

Maxwell, 59, is accused of recruiting and grooming four teenage girls for Epstein between 1994 and 2004.

Epstein's advice to Maxwell: Don’t act like ‘an escaping convict’

World / Crime & Legal Jul 31, 2020

Epstein's advice to Maxwell: Don’t act like ‘an escaping convict’

Unsealed documents show the pair were communicating as late as 2015, despite claims the British socialite had "no contact” with the disgraced financier in a decade.

Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell’s wealth hangs over sex-abuse case

World / Crime & Legal Jul 20, 2020

Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell’s wealth hangs over sex-abuse case

Evidence of great wealth on Maxwell’s part could bolster prosecutors’ depiction of her as fully complicit in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s case will unearth secrets Jeffrey Epstein took to his grave

World / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Jul 4, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell’s case will unearth secrets Jeffrey Epstein took to his grave

The death of Jeffrey Epstein in a New York prison cell last summer robbed his accusers of a chance for justice and shut down the tantalizing possibility that the secrets of a sordid life spent among the rich and powerful might be revealed. Thursday’s arrest ...

U.S. prosecutors say Britain's Prince Andrew not cooperating in Epstein probe

World / Crime & Legal Jun 9, 2020

U.S. prosecutors say Britain's Prince Andrew not cooperating in Epstein probe

U.S. prosecutors have accused Britain's Prince Andrew of failing to cooperate with multiple requests they made to interview him about his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died last August in a New York City federal prison. In a statement on Monday, the ...

FBI investigates socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others who 'facilitated' Jeffrey Epstein

World / Crime & Legal Dec 28, 2019

FBI investigates socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others who 'facilitated' Jeffrey Epstein

The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation. They said a principal focus of the ...

Britain's scandal-hit Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals' 'bumpy' year

World Dec 26, 2019

Britain's scandal-hit Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals' 'bumpy' year

Britain's Prince Andrew skipped the royals' traditional Christmas Day walk to church after what his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, said in her seasonal address had been a "bumpy" year. Andrew has kept a low profile since stepping down from royal duties last month amid outrage ...

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